Jackie Chan wants Brett Ratner or Will Smith to direct Karate Kid 2
Speaking to Red Carpet News during a recent appearance at the BFI in London martial arts superstar Jackie Chan confirmed that while he won’t direct the American set sequel to The Karate Kid due to his lack of cultural understanding, he’d welcome either frequent collaborate Brett Ratner or Will Smith as directors. With Ratner recently [...]
Nathan Fillion Has Guardians Of The Galaxy Cameo
Guardians Of The Galaxy Director James Gunn has officially confirmed the persistent rumor that Firefly and Castle star Nathan Fillion does indeed have a role in the new Guardians of The Galaxy movie. Fillion himself had previously hinted at the appearance and now Gunn has confirmed things. “[Nathan Fillion] has a very small fun cameo [...]
Sigourney Weaver & Stephen Lang Join Avatar Sequels
Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Lang are apparently going to feature in all all three Avatar sequels, despite both of their characters being emphatically killed off in the first film. Explaining the unlikely casting news for Weaver Director James Cameron said: “We’re good friends who’ve always worked well together, so it just feels right that she’s [...]
Marvel Finds New Ant-Man Director
Marvel has said yes to Yes Man & Bring It On director Peyton Reed replacing the recently departed Edgar Wright for Ant-Man. The news comes as the studio looks to meet next year’s rapidly approaching summer release date. Paul Rudd remains attached to star as the shrinking superhero, with Anchorman writer Adam McKay joining the [...]
Josh Brolin To Voice Marvel Villain Thanos
Josh Brolin will apparently be providing the voice of Marvel villain Thanos in Guardians of the Galaxy and likely beyond. The character will feature in Guardians and Avengers: Age of Ultron, inevitably setting up prime villain duties for the climatic Avengers 3. Comic book fans will already be very familiar with the intergalactic super villain [...]
Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly Reteam
Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly will once again combine their buffoonish charms for new comedy Border Guards. Directed by Adam MacKay and with a script courtesy of Oscar nominated comedy scribe Jesse Armstrong the new film will focus on a pair of hapless but earnest friends who decide to give purpose to their lives [...]
Filth Director Joins Danny Boyle Babylon Series
Filth Director Jon S. Baird has confirmed that he will direct the first three episodes of a planned series of Babylon, based on the pilot directed by Danny Boyle. The new show focuses on life inside the inner circle of the UK police force. A subject matter the Filth director is all too familiar with given [...]
Monty Python Reunion Terry Gilliam Interview
Monty Python star and acclaimed director Terry Gilliam spoke to Red Carpet News at The Wolf Of Wall Street UK Premiere last night. Terry spoke at length about the live Monty Python reunion shows and how it felt to be reunited with the famous comedic team. Terry teased that though Eric Idle had long endeavored [...]
Joaquin Phoenix Might be Lex Luthor
It’s reported that Joaquin Phoenix might be a surprise casting choice for Director Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel follow up. The sequel which already stars Henry Cavill as Superman and Ben Affleck as Batman is still looking for someone to play the villainous role of Lex Luthor. Lex Luthor is the man of steel’s most [...]
Plebs Comedy Gets Second Season
At the British Comedy Awards 2013 Plebs took home the prize for Best New Comedy. Red Carpet News spoke to stars Tom Rosenthal and Ryan Sampson backstage after their exciting win. The young comedy stars who play awkward master Marcus and slobby slave Grumio respectively on the hit BBC comedy series confirmed that a second [...]